23 November, 2010

You think it's alright to destroy God's creationThey don't have a voice so who cares how we're treating them hereIf you read His word you should know that he blessed themI know your defense is to say "God said dominate them"

Do you think dominate means to kill just for sportWear the fur from their backsTrain them for circus actsTake our pets to be gassed once their "cute" age is passed

Don't you see in their eyes how they trust usBut man in his sin turns that trust into horrible painWhen God says to man give account of your life's workWe must be prepared to reply "Your creation I loved"

Locked behind steel cageForced to take drugs we've madeCut them up just to showWhat we already know

Before they die...Who will hear them cry

We read in wikipedia about this song:

"Ark of Suffering" is a song, widely known for its stance on animal abuse and the music video which contained graphic material on the subject.

"Ark of Suffering" is about man's responsibility for taking care of animals. The song takes a Biblical point of view on the subject, implying how God has given man the right to dominate the creatures in the world, but has to answer for his wrongings for God. The lyrics point out several examples of animal abuse such as canned hunts, raising them to only to be made for fur and leather coats, circus training, taking animals as pets and abandoning them once they are no longer young, laboratory tests, locking in cages in meat houses, and cutting them for educational purposes.

According to the liner notes of the album, Ted Kirkpatrick felt strongly about the subject, and has written: "How could I convey my anger and sadness over the horrific world of animal abuse? writing "Ark of Suffering" was a very cathartic experience for me. I know it has opened many people's eyes to a part of our world that very few people get to see, much less want to see."

03 November, 2010

Look at the sky now can your richness buy it all ?There's no price you can state or politicians to payNo million dollars spentAnd I raise my head andLook for happiness but

I can't start I can't stopI can't go I can't walkWar is all around.

You see you're living in wellness and freedom nowBut you think at once it will changeAll around leaving you astrayAnd you raise your head andLook for happiness but

I can't start I can't stopI can't go I can't walkWar is all around.

"planet earth is calling all of usHave you ever heard her pray ?We will be living through ruinsWe won't survive ".

You think it's all dirty and nothing meansSo you cry something and try to find a new realityI know I know your fearsYou got you got your tearsBut i've got an illusion 'cause i wannaReach the sky andGet real high.

Time slowly pass by and it's all the sameThe rich get rich the poor get poor and that's the wayI know iknow your fearsYou got you got your tearsBut i've got an illusion 'cause i wannaReach that blue skyAnd get real highWhatcha feel today

First it appeared in their demo "Save the planet" in 1994. Its about the awareness that we must not feel safe in our today wealth, because it is based on nature's exploitation, and quickly we'll face poverty and devastation.

about us

We live in Thessaloniki, Greece and we are members of the ecological movement of the city, critical supporters of the European Greens and of course rock music fans. We created this blog with the ambition to collect as many lyrics of rock music songs that refer to ecology and environment as possible. We also put link for direct listening when this is possible.We prefer to add our comments to each song (about their history, their content, their connection to related ecological movements or ecological thought currents and so on) but we also cite widely accepted comments from places like wikipedia or allmusic, to support our views.
We would apreciate (in fact we encourage!) any visitor who has something more to say, or to add forgotten or not so popular lyrics, or to report broken ling for direct listening of a song. We also welcome comments on the proposed connections of the lyrics with the various aspects of ecological thought. We've made a start with the decade of 60s and we try to cover any decade of rock history.